Turkish gov’t denies funeral service to teacher who sought asylum in Greece
The Turkish government has denied a funeral service to Halil Dinç, a veteran teacher who died of a heart attack in Greece, where he...
Georgia trying to shut down private university at the request of Turkish gov’t
Georgian authorities have reportedly tried to close the private International Black Sea University (IBSU), which was founded in 1995 in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi,...
10 people trying to flee persecution in Turkey detained at Greek border
Turkish security forces on Friday and Saturday detained 10 people, including women, in Edirne province near the Greek border over their alleged membership in the...
Over 40 Int’l organisations call on Turkey to end ‘state of emergency legislation’
Over 40 international organizations have called on Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to end legislation which they say prolongs the anti-democratic effects...
Over 3,000 Turkish nationals apply for asylum in Greece in last 2 years
A total of 3,189 Turkish nationals have arrived in Greece and applied for asylum in the last two years, according to the Demirören news...
Pro-Kurdish HDP’s former deputy Leyla Birlik flees Turkey
A former parliamentarian for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has illegally crossed the border into Greece to apply for asylum and has been...
ISIL leader al-Baghdadi says in new audio Brunson incident shows US weakness
The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who apparently resurfaced on Wednesday, said in a purported...
Former Turkish deputy PM: The death of America is nearing
Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu said the United States would soon be finished and that Turkey does not fear the power of...
Germany signs 5 weapons deals with Turkish gov’t in 4 months
While weapons trade between Germany and Turkey has decreased compared to previous years, it has come to light that the German government made five...
Pastor Brunson’s lawyer plans appeal to Turkey’s Constitutional Court
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson, who is standing trial in Turkey on terrorism charges, said on Wednesday he...
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